Evaluate(Object[]) Method

The args contains 6 - 7 items: settlement, maturity, rate, pr, redemption, frequency, [basis].

Settlement is the security's settlement date. The security settlement date is the date after the issue date when the security is traded to the buyer.

Maturity is the security's maturity date. The maturity date is the date when the security expires.

Rate is the security's annual coupon rate.

Pr is the security's price per $100 face value.

Redemption is the security's redemption value per $100 face value.

Frequency is the number of coupon payments per year. For annual payments, frequency = 1; for semiannual, frequency = 2; for quarterly, frequency = 4.

Basis is the type of day count basis to use.

Returns the System.Double yield on a security that pays periodic interest. Use YIELD to calculate bond yield.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function Evaluate( _
   ByVal args() As System.Object _
) As System.Object

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CalcYieldFunction
Dim args() As System.Object
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.Evaluate(args)

public override System.object Evaluate( 
   System.object[] args
)

args